Sperry Decoy Company Mallard Pair
Excellent and all original paint on this cedar model rig mate mallard pair from the Sperry Decoy Company, a.k.a. Modern Decoy Company (New Haven, CT) ca. 1920s. Light in use wear on both. The hen has a crack on the back as pictured. Modeled after the Mason Decoy Company with slightly turned heads and incised bill carving. See page 349 of North American Factory Decoys by Kenneth Trayer. Each measures approximately 16” in length.
Excellent and all original paint on this cedar model rig mate mallard pair from the Sperry Decoy Company, a.k.a. Modern Decoy Company (New Haven, CT) ca. 1920s. Light in use wear on both. The hen has a crack on the back as pictured. Modeled after the Mason Decoy Company with slightly turned heads and incised bill carving. See page 349 of North American Factory Decoys by Kenneth Trayer. Each measures approximately 16” in length.
Excellent and all original paint on this cedar model rig mate mallard pair from the Sperry Decoy Company, a.k.a. Modern Decoy Company (New Haven, CT) ca. 1920s. Light in use wear on both. The hen has a crack on the back as pictured. Modeled after the Mason Decoy Company with slightly turned heads and incised bill carving. See page 349 of North American Factory Decoys by Kenneth Trayer. Each measures approximately 16” in length.